Pipe smoker&#39;s dibbler



A .Feb.-8, 1949. I R KAUFMAN 2,460,937

PIPE SMOKERS DIBBLER Filed Feb. 4, 1946 .ATZE/EY i at fthe jheel of -the bowl.

Patented Feb. 8, 1949 .PIPE SMOKERS DKIBBLER `#RalphlGr.1`Kafxnan, New York,N.;Y. 'ApplicationFebruary 4, 1946,'. vSeriallo.' .645272 ',"Tlfiis `invention relates in lgeneral -to fsmokers equipment and in particular' to `a pipersmokers dibbler. Y

, As tobaccoburns .ina smokers'pipe, a'surface crust of ash, 'carbonand dross'is'formed. "Ifjthe said .crustis :noti properly tamped, 'the-remaining tobacco burning beneath it is consumed in a chamber of imprisonedair, which `is reduced to moisture by the pumping actions of the smokers exertions,J 'causing an :unsatisfactory l:cor-idition, commonly known as a bubbling zfpipe. V:Furthermore, if the crust is `broken -unevenly, ydross adherestothe pipe bowl, 'interfering with the desired'even deposit of a carbon=cake, the tobacco isfiexting'uished, and impure Vliquids accumulate Accordingly, -it f-is fan object of the inventionto-overcome the above nuisances-and provide a -pipe smokers `instrument *for properly `Vtamping and {cleaning a 5tobacco'piperbowl.

It is another object of the invention to provide a combination pipe smokers dibbler for tamping and cleaning a pipe bowl.

Further objects of the invention vas well as its construction, use and operation will vin part be obvious and will in part become apparent from the following disclosure.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a device according to one form of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view in cross section of a pipe being tamped by a device as shown in Fig. 1. v l

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary side cross sectional View of the device shown in Fig. 1 taken on the line 3-3.

Fig. 4 is a similar view of a device according to a further form of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a similar view according to a still further form of the invention.

Referring to the figures in detail, there vis shown in Fig. 1 a pipe smokers dibbler Icomprising a handle II having a spoon-like member I2 at one end thereof and having a vplate I3 at the other end, the plate I3 lharing an arcuate flange I4 extending therefrom substantially parallel with the handle. and having a series of pro- -jections miI 5 extending from l*its face l-a .wayfrom the handle.

The Aspoon-like )member LV'I2 'preferably-basa relatively blunt=point i I Slat its fend, .wherebyit is -adaptedltovremove dross from ttherecessfol the bowl. V`lhermember I-'Zin-Igeneralextendsroughly inthellsame direction :as the :handle yandiis, fin fact,I fan fexten-sion vof fthe handle. `.'.Ihus, 'ii-tris adapted to be inserted iwellf within 'fa .pipe :bowl orthe likeitoremove dross --material :from :relatively inaccessibleiplaces. 1

The plate I 3 lisfpositiorred` at fone eend-:fof :'.the

handle andsis.atfsubstantially;right;angles there! to, whereby 'f'..it acts as .as supporting .memberefor the flange vlill-"and the projecti'ons 15. ilnga'ddi; Ito these ifunctions, :the iplate in' itself a tarnp'ing. zmember, itherebyforming an "integral 4anti-:nec essaryipar't-.aof the I invention. When' .the vplate fend .of Lthe cdevicef is .'pressedvagainstaipipe full :of tob'acco., .ithis .plate il 3 serves' to pack: A:the tobacco firmly within the bowl, while allowing an unbailled flow of air.

Flange I4 is a relatively stiff and sharp arcuate member extending at least partially around the edge of the plate I3, and preferably is arcuate Vin shape so that it presents a smooth curved surface from the side. The diameter of the Varcuate flange is no larger than the internal diameter of the pipe bowl on which it is to be used, and preferably it is somewhat smaller than the diameter of the average pipe bowl, so that at least one portion of the ange can be brought into firm contact with the inside of the bowl. Y

Extending below or beyond the plate I3 are a plurality of projections I5, for example conical projections as shown in the figures, which in operation serve as spacers to prevent the plate from coming into perfect contact with a relatively flat surface. These projections which extend beyond the plate I3 for a short distance, for example for a length .equal to the length of flange I4, are vspaced around a relatively large area of the plate. j

The operation of the device is shown in illustration in Fig. 2. The dibbler YIl! is operativelyV positioned within the bowl I'I of a pipe I8, with theange I4 engagingthe inner surface of the bowl, and with projections I5 digging into the surface of the tobacco I9 within the Ioowl, while the plate I3 serves to pack the loose tobacco therein. Thedibbler is moved in an up-anddown motion within the pipe bowl, with the flange scraping against the sides of the bowl. In this way, the flange scrapes excess dross from the surface of the bowl while the plate I3 and projections I are tamping the tobacco. Stubborn or inaccessible particles of dross can be removed by the spoon I2 at the other end of the device, and an occasional cleaning with this spoon member is advisable as a routine procedure.

In Fig. 3, the structure of the flange and projections is shown more clearly. The flange I4 extends downward from the plate I3, and the projections I5 extend downward and taper to points. The lower edge of the ilange is squared oi and is sharp enough to scrape the bowl without undue effort. The projections I5 and the flange I3 terminate substantially level with one another.

In Fig. 4 there is shown a somewhat different structure in which the flange has a sharp'lower edge 2l which is beveled inward. The ange in` this form of the invention is adapted to removeV only sharply extending particles of dross andV to f remove in addition to these extending particles only a very small amount of the dross. Inasmuch as the dibbler is frequently used for tamping the tobacco, the consequent operation of the flange I4 may easily become excessive, particularly when the flange has a sharp lower edge. In this form of the invention, as shown in Fig. 4, excessive action of the flange is avoided. In this case elements common to both the rst described embodiment and this modification are differentiated, in the latter case, by the additionl of the prime mark to the reference numerals.

Another form of the invention is shown in Fig. 5, this .embodiment being quite similar to the modication shown in Fig. 4. In this form of the invention the flange I4 reaches well below the surface of the tobacco I9 (refer to Fig. 2) to clean the bowl of the pipe. The lower edge of this ange I4 as shown in' Fig. 5 is beveled outwardly. In. this embodiment of the invention, elements common to the two preceding modifications are distinguished therefrom by the addition of the double prime mark to the reference numerals.

While I have illustrated and described the preferrea embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

A smokers tool comprising a handle having a relatively sharply pointed spoon-shaped member at one end and having at the other end a tamping plate, saidspoon-shaped member terminating in a relatively blunt point for removing dross from the recess'of a smokers pipe, an arcuate scraping flange of diameter not exceeding the internal diameter of the bowl of said smokers pipe, disposed aroundv substantially the semi-circumference of the edge of said plate, said flange being of relatively stiff material and disposed substantially at right angles to said tamping plate, and a plurality of conical Yproj ections mounted on the tamping surface oisaid tamping plate.

RALPH G. KAUFMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

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